Looking at hydrocephalus: where are we now, where are we going?

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It is an honor and my pleasure to stand before you today as the President of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN). I have had the honor of serving in various capacities within the ISPN organization. It has been a pleasure to get to know so many of my colleagues from around the world who have a passion for and a desire to improve the status of neurosurgery for children. I began the practice of pediatric neurosurgery in 1976 at the Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, UT. At that time, there were very few young neurosurgeons who were choosing to specialize in pediatric neurosurgery. Our subspecialty was in its infancy. Thanks to the inspiration from many of our early pioneers, including Donald Madsen, Bruce Hendrick, Anthony Raimondi, and Robert McLaurin, it was an easy decision for me to limit my practice to children. The opportunity for me to spend a year at the Hospital for Sick Children from July 1972 through June 1973 with Bruce Hendrick, Harold Hoffman, and Robin Humphreys truly inspired me. I came away from that year knowing that pediatric neurosurgery would be my career path. …